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  "id": 13076351,
  "title": "South Africa has legalised the queue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/south-africa-has-legalised-the-queue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/brics/2026-10-09-south-africa-has-legalised-the-queue/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Africa has recently legalised queueing for certain government services, including asylum applications. With an official unemployment rate of 33.6 percent, a significant portion of the population, particularly young adults, struggle to find work. The Refugee Appeals Authority currently handles over 160,000 cases, with only 1,934 approved in the past year and a backlog that has remained unchanged since 2021. The country's reception offices, numbering five nationwide, can only handle a limited number of applications per day, highlighting the limited capacity to process new claims. Amidst this, anti-illegal immigration groups have protested outside these centers, reflecting public frustration with the government's handling of the situation. The government's response, lacking a clear plan for funding and capacity, further erodes public trust. The Court's decision to allow queueing for these services, while necessary, leaves the responsibility on Pretoria to demonstrate its ability to govern effectively.",
  "summary": "A republic is measured by its ability to keep the promises it makes. The Constitutional Court's July Scalabrini judgment promised that no one may be shut out of the asylum process for entering irregularly, lacking a transit visa or reporting late. The principle is sound, and it honours a Constitution written by people who knew what it meant to be turned away. But a patriot is entitled to ask a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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